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Final Vocab
| Word | Definition |
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| Revel | to take great pleasure in |
| Apathy | emotionless |
| Parsimonious | stingy, miserly, meager, poor |
| Deride | to make fun of to insult |
| Reprisal | an injury done for an injury |
| Ingenious | innocent |
| Multifarious | variety |
| Recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient |
| Compatible | able to get along with |
| Animosity | strong dislikes |
| Exult | to rejoice greatly |
| Brash | to act in a hasty manor |
| Assiduous | persistent, attentive |
| Inkling | a hint |
| Sophomoric | immature, but confident |
| Ardent | very enthusiastic |
| Capricious | subject to whims |
| Palatable | agreeable to the taste |
| Poignant | deeply affecting |
| Rancor | bitter resentment |
| Disheveled | rumpled |
| Garrulous | talkative |
| Misnomer | misnamed |
| Vanguard | elite |
| Allure | to entice, seduce |
| Crestfallen | sad |
| Sonorous | rich in sound |
| Contentious | quarrelsome |
| Exponent | one who speaks for |
| Lamentable | to be regretted |
| Endemic | native or confined to a specific region |
| Itinerary | schedule |
| Placate | to soothe |
| Fathom | to understand |
| Clairvoyant | supernaturally perceptive |
| Integrity | determination |
| Allude | to refer to casually |
| Pretext | a false reason |
| Misconstrue | to interpret wrongly |
| Platitude | a commonplace |
| August | majestic |
| Clandestine | secret |
| Compunction | regret |
| Inveterate | firmly established |
| Conflagration | large damaging fire |
| Indelible | cant be erased |
| Ruminate | to think thoroughly |
| Tangible | capable of being touched |
| Implacable | to not be satisfied |
| Ultimatum | a final proposal |
| Prowess | distinguished bravery |
| Stentorian | extremely loud |
| Imbibe | to drink to absorb |
| Compassion | sympathy |
| Infinitesimal | very small it can’t be measured |
| Antipathy | hate |
| Asset | something of value |
| Decorum | proper behavior |
| Vivacious | lively |
| Phlegmatic | lazy |
| Disparage | to undervalue |
| Alleviate | to relieve |
| Antithesis | opposite |
| Bellicose | quarrelsome |
| Dissonant | not in harmony |
| Alacrity | a cheerful readiness |
| Whet | to sharpen |
| Elucidate | to clarify |
| Pandemonium | a wild uproar |
| Zealous | eager |
| Explicate | to make plain or clear |
| Complacent | self satisfied |
| Somnolent | sleepy |
| Chagrin | irritation or humiliation caused by dissapointment |
| Renounce | to give up |
| Abrasive | causing irritation |
| Concur | to express agreement |
| Vehement | intense |
| Fracas | a noisy quarrel |
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Suffixes/Roots
| Suffix/Root | Definition |
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| Able/Ible | capable of; audible |
| An/Ian | one who is related to; musician |
| Crat | ruler; democrat |
| Ic | relating to, characterized by; monolithic |
| Ize | to cause to be, to become, to make into; sanitize |
| Ness | state of; happiness |
| Ology | study of; geology |
| Ous/Ious | full of, characterized by; cautious |
| Ory/Orium/Ary/Arium | place where; planetarium |
| Tion | act of; sanitation |
| Aqua | water; aquarium |
| Cosm | universe, order; cosmos |
| Enn/Ann | year; annual |
| Geo | earth, ground; geology |
| Graph/Gram | writing, written; diagram |
| Hydr | water; hydrogen |
| Helio | sun; heliocentric |
| Lith | stone; monolithic |
| Luna | moon; lunacy |
| Meter | measure; hydrometer |
| Uni/Mono | one, monotheism |
| Du/Bi | two; binary |
| Tri | three; triangle |
| Quar/Quad | four; quartet |
| Quint/Penta | five; quintuple |
| Sex/Hex | six; hexagon |
| Sept | seven; septuagenarian |
| Oct | eight; octagon |
| Non/Nov | nine; nonagenarian |
| Deca/Deci | ten; decathlon |
| Cent | one hundred; centipede |
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